United Nations Security Council Resolution 687

UN Security Council
Resolution 687
UN Security Council; Resolution 687
	Iraq (green) and Kuwait (orange)
Date	3 April 1991
Meeting no.	2,981
Code	S/RES/687 (Document)
Subject	Iraq–Kuwait
Voting summary	12 voted for; 1 voted against; 2 abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Austria; Belgium; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Ecuador; India; Romania; Yemen; Zaire; Zimbabwe;
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 was adopted on 3 April 1991. After reaffirming resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, 677, 678 (all 1990) and 686 (1991), the Council set the terms, in a comprehensive resolution, with which Iraq was to comply after losing the Gulf War. Resolution 687 was passed by 12 votes to one (Cuba) against, with two abstentions from Ecuador and Yemen, after a very extended meeting. Iraq accepted the provisions of the resolution on 6 April 1991.